Software Development Engineer (Cybersecurity Risk & Automation)

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In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too. About the Team We are seeking a Software Development Engineer (Cybersecurity Risk & Automation) to work on the development of our internal suite of Cybersecurity Risk Management and Automation tools.

This role requires a rare blend of domain expertise in security risk and the technical ability to utilize that knowledge for robust software development. About the Role As an engineer, you will work on automations for key cybersecurity risk tools and processes as well as participate in the development of custom tools. About You Must have Responsibilities & Focus Areas 4-7 Years of Experience in software engineering principles (SDLC, version control, API design) Must be proficient in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, or Java) and capable of building proof-of-concept (PoC) scripts for risk models and automated workflows.

Strategic Technical Translation: Understand specific cybersecurity risk processes and contribute ideas to how those can be automated . Process Engineering: Understand cybersecurity processes and be able to translate those into systems design and functional code. Good To have Domain Qualifications Understanding of Cybersecurity Risk: A basic understanding of Enterprise and Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) programs at scale.

Data & Automation Engineering: Basic understanding of data pipeline logic, ELT/ETL processes, and data quality assurance, specifically as they apply to automating security telemetry. Enterprise Risk (ERM): Work within data-driven risk frameworks (e.g., NIST, FAIR) through sophisticated automation. Third-Party Risk (TPRM): Understand how a mature third party security program due diligence, continuous monitoring, and assessment scoring for our vendor ecosystem should work and build automations and auxiliary tools to support that function.

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